BC Wildfires 2023 August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 Joe Few people know about Scotch Creek on the once beautiful vacation spot on Shuswap Lake in the BC Interior, but here are the residents of this small community living through an apocalypse, and survivin... Read More
2023.05.19-20 Observing from the Plaskett – galaxies & Supernova! May 20, 2023May 26, 2025 Joe Date/Time Start: 2023.05.19 10:35PM PDT Finish: 2022.05.20 03:15AM PDT Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada – N 48° 31′ 19″ W 123° 25′ 14... Read More
Our Carbon Footprint for 2022 December 30, 2022January 2, 2023 Joe In my report from last year Reducing our carbon footprint, I made a list of how we are reducing our harm to the atmosphere through CO2 emissions. That list stands for this year just past as well, howe... Read More
Seasonal Newsletter 2022 December 11, 2022December 5, 2023 Joe I hope you enjoy reading about some of the news in our lives, including travel, photography (both terrestrial and aerial), technology, and even some personal stuff. In past years I have titled these C... Read More
Happy Holidays for 2022 December 7, 2022December 30, 2022 Joe May the holiday season fill every corner of your heart with warmth, light, and love. All the best to you and your family for the coming New Year! Seasonal Newsletter 2022 – all the news about our ye... Read More
2024 Total Solar Eclipse November 13, 2022February 1, 2025 Joe I am planning to observe the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, which tracks across North America on April 8, 2024. Prospects of clear weather are best in Mexico, so I have booked a Mexican Riviera cruise out ... Read More
Black-Legged Kittiwake May 31, 2022September 4, 2024 Joe 2022.05.31 – Black-Legged Kittiwakes in flight over the waters of Glacier Bay, Alaska. Observed while cruising aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam ship during daylight hours. Sometimes solitary birds wou... Read More
Reducing our carbon footprint December 29, 2021April 4, 2022 Joe I have evaluated our household carbon footprint annually over the last few years. We have been making steady progress reducing our CO2 emissions. At the end of 2021 we emitted about 15 tons CO2/year, ... Read More
Christmas 2021 December 7, 2021December 23, 2021 Joe Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2021 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links and photos 2-pa... Read More
Christmas Letter 2021 December 7, 2021March 7, 2022 Joe Travel 2021 has challenged the travel industry in fundamental ways, and I can assure you, being a dedicated traveller during a pandemic isn’t much fun. Consequently, JoeTourist hasn’t trav... Read More
